Clarence J. Baker

Company B 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

DOW 01/05/1945

Clarence Joel Baker was born in Gackle, Logan County, North Dakota on June 1, 1924.

He was drafted into the Army on April 25, 1944 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. His home of residence was listed as
Logan County, North Dakota and his civilian occupation was listed as Semiskilled Mechanics And Repairmen,
Motor Vehicles. He had completed grammar school and was single with no dependents. His religion was listed as Protestant.

He was assigned to Company B from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 26, 1944.

Private Baker died in a hospital in England, on January 5, 1945, of wounds received in action in Germany
on December 2, 1944 during the Battle of the Hürtgen Forest.

Decorations of Clarence J. Baker

He was originally buried in the temporary Cambridge Cemetery in Block W Row 1 Grave 19
and was moved to the permanent Cambridge Cemetery in the 1947-1949 time frame,
when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Cambridge American Cemetery,
Cambridge, England
Plot C Row 3 Grave 38

Grave marker for Clarence J. Baker
flanked by the U.S. and British flags.

Photo by geoffrey gillon
from the Find A Grave website

Top photo of Clarence Baker courtesy of Theophile Odaert

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